Whitewater came out of the locker room with a 10-4 run.
With the score 22-14 and 6:39 on the clock, Whitewater went on a
12-2 run for a 34-16 lead at 2:21, the largest margin of the
half. The teams went into intermission at 38-22.
Senior center Chris Davis and senior forward Alex Edmonds had nine
and eight points, respectively, to lead UW-W in the first
half. Ben Aalfs, a senior guard, led the Yellowjackets with
eight. Whitewater shot 61% from the floor in the first twenty
minutes, Superior 38%. Whitewater also had an advantage at
the line, going 7-8 while UW-S was 0-1.
In the second half Whitewater led 45-26 at 17:26, but Superior
used a 7-0 run to pull within 45-33 at 14:47. That proved to
be the closest the Yellowjackets would get. The biggest lead
for UW-W came with 1:51 left, 79-53.
Whitewater continued to shoot well in the second half, ending the
game at 63% from the field. Superior improved in the second
half, upping their percentage for the game to 43%. UW-W also
led in the turnover column, 12-17. Davis added 15 points in
the second half to lead all scorers with 24 points. Junior
forward Luke Knoble had 15 points, and Edmonds wound up with 12 on
5-5 shooting from the field. Aalfs led UW-S with 15 points,
shooting 6-11 including 2-3 from three point range. Junior forward
Brendan Bauer added 11. Whitewater's Eric Bryson shared
game honors for assists with Superior's Dustin Ritchie, with four
each. Davis was the game high rebounder with eight and
sophomore guard Cody Odegaard contributed a game high four
steals.
UW-W will play at UW-Oshkosh Wednesday. The next home game
for the Warhawks is Wednesday, January 25 at 7:00 with UW-Stevens
Point visiting Kachel Gym.
Warhawks Up Mark to 15-1 with Win over Superior
UW-Superior
58
UW-Whitewater
80
Final | 1 | 2 | T |
---|---|---|---|
UW-Superior (10-6 (4-3 WIAC)) | 22 | 36 | 58 |
UW-Whitewater (15-1 (6-1 WIAC)) | 38 | 42 | 80 |
Jan 14, 2012